sultanahmet diaries

random thoughts

1) wearing kitten heels and running down cobblestone streets to
make sure you catch the train is, generally, not a good idea.

2) i have mastered the "tsk" sound that turks do when they want
to say "no." example: "hello lady! how are you? the grand bazaar
is over here...." me: "tsk!" (i.e. "no! leave me alone!")

3) every day, when i walk to the train, i walk through the
hippodrome. first, i pass the egyptian obelisks, then i walk
through the courtyard of the blue mosque, head towards the
aya sofia, then walk down through sultanahmet to the train
station. every time i see the minarets of the blue mosque as
i turn the corner, i think, "my god.... i can't believe i'm living
here!"

4) turkish desserts involving milk are delicious. for example,
sut laç, a dessert made with milk, sugar, and rice, now makes
nightly appearances in my dreams. ohhhh sut laç! sweet, sweet
sut laç!

**NOTE: there is one turkish dessert that involves small pieces
of chicken. i'm not too sure about that one, but i'll let you know
if i decide to face this milky chicken dessert....

5) i now have a full and complete understanding of the "david
beckham phenomenom" -- i get it. i mean, i really get it.

6) sara, a british girl who is married to one of hulusi's friends,
told me the cutest story about hulusi.... we were talking
about how much his english has improved and she told me
that last summer, they were all out at a bar when she asked
him: "so, what do you say when you want to know when the
bus will arrive?" he said: "hmm..... what time does the bus
get up in the morning?" awww! he was embarassed when
she told me this story, but i thought it was charming.

7) thank god they show "desperate housewives" on NBC here.
thank you. thank you. thank you. it is my new favorite show!

posted by camille @ 11:16 PM